For Christmas last year, we tried something new and really, really loved it. Our goal was to make an effort to keep Christmas simple and the true spirit of Christmas alive. It's far too easy (for me, anyways) to let it get out of control. I decided to try my friend, Danyelle's way of giving for Christmas. It's called Want-Need-Wear-Read and here's the skinny... The parents give the children four items: one want, one need, one wear, one read. Each child also receives something from St. Nick and goodies in their stocking. It keeps things light and fun and I've noticed that we plan a lot more on what we give rather than giving 10 toys that seemed fun and will probably be "old" or "boring" shortly after the New Year. If you want to read more about Danyelle's system, go over to her blog, Dandee. She also makes cute little tags (pictured above) in her shop. To give you an idea of how it translates, here are a few ideas for a 1 year old in each category. Here's my list for 3-4 year olds. 
FROG PULL TOY | DUPLOS | BATH TUB APPLIQUES | CAR
SNACK CATCHER | PLANTOY PUNCH & DROP | GEOMETRIC SORTING BOARD | DISHES
SWEATER | CORDUROYS | FRESHLY PICKED MOCS | PAJAMAS
123s BY CHARLIE HARPER | ABC BY MATTHEW PORTER | CHEERIOS BOOK | ALPHABET NESTING BLOCKS
BUBBLES | STRAW SIPPY CUP | MINI TRUCKS | MARACA| STOCKING
How to you do gifts at your home? Do you have a certain method that keeps you in check? |TOP IMAGE VIA DANDEE|
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2 comments:
Those alphabet nesting blocks are the bomb! My kids loved those things for years. They wore them out.
We do pajamas that they can open on Christmas Eve, one present from parents, a present from each of them to each other, and a gift from Santa + stocking stuffers. That's it! We also usually get one big ticket item for the whole family. One year it was a tv. This year it's a trampoline. Shhh. Don't tell them!
What a truly great idea! We were just discussing this subject.i'll have to mention this to jas!
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